Clare Bridge Caregiver (Part-Time)

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. • Eagan, MN

12d • $15 - $19

About The Position

The Clare Bridge Caregiver provides dementia care to residents, including adapted activities of daily living, meaningful engagement, and communication, in accordance with each resident’s person-centered individual service plan. The caregiver treats residents with respect and dignity, recognizes individual needs, and encourages independence while fostering a purposeful and engaging community culture.

The role includes assisting with personal care and daily living activities; serving meals and encouraging appropriate nutrition and hydration; leading resident engagement programs; maintaining resident records and reporting changes in residents’ health or behavior; and keeping resident areas clean, safe, and orderly. Medication assistance may be provided only where permitted by state regulations. The caregiver responds to resident requests and emergencies, monitors resident locations, and works cooperatively with co-workers.

This is a part-time position. Occasional weekend, evening, or night work may be needed to ensure shift coverage, and on-call work may be required on an as-needed basis. The role requires occasional travel and may involve exposure to communicable diseases, infections, latex, blood-borne pathogens, drugs, chemicals, biological hazards, and risks of injury related to resident transfers, falls, burns, odors, or equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English with residents, family members, and company associates.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to follow written or verbal instructions, apply common-sense understanding, use good judgment in emergencies, and seek assistance when needed.
• Ability to perform the listed physical activities, including standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling with hands and fingers, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking, hearing, tasting or smelling, and using vision.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• May need current state certification and must follow state regulations to maintain certification, in accordance with state law.

Nice To Haves

• Three to six months of related experience and/or training in direct service with older adults living with dementia, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease.
• Experience or training relevant to medication assistance and direct care, subject to state-specific qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with care-plan activities and daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transferring, and traveling to programs and meals; encourage residents to do as much of their own care as possible.
• Participate in team behavioral expression meetings or discussions with community leadership.
• Learn and respect each resident’s Life Story, preferences, historical routines, and interests.
• Serve meals and, when needed, assist with meal preparation using preplanned dementia-friendly menus; encourage adequate food and fluid intake while respecting residents’ choices, and report changes in eating habits to the supervisor.
• Initiate or lead at least one Daily Path engagement program and encourage residents to socialize, participate in person-centered activities, and build friendships.
• Maintain resident records promptly and in accordance with company policy, including applicable medication documentation, engagement interests, incidents, observations, and visitor information; observe residents’ health and emotional condition and promptly report changes.
• Assist with medications only when permitted by state regulations; follow physician orders, state laws, and medication policies and procedures.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment, including completing scheduled housekeeping for resident laundry, bedrooms, dining and living areas, bathrooms, and kitchen.
• Follow emergency procedures and promptly respond to requests for assistance, including emergency pull cords, telephone calls, and requests from family and friends.
• Monitor residents’ locations and immediately notify the supervisor if a resident cannot be located.
• Encourage teamwork through cooperative interactions with co-workers.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
• 401(k) for eligible part-time and full-time associates.
• Associate assistance program.
• Employee discounts.
• Referral program.
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates outside California.
• Optional voluntary benefits, including identity theft protection and pet insurance.
• Full-time-only benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, company-provided life insurance, adoption benefit, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, optional life and dependent life insurance, optional accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance, legal plan, and tuition reimbursement.
• Qualified associates with at least one year of service may receive an advance of naturalization application fees, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED